These notes on Tarot, Tarot meaning, Tarot symbolism were given to me years ago by @chaotic-hypnotic-erotic. They're concise and also focus on traditional meanings and interpretation. They can be helpful even for the most intuitive of readers.
Ok so when YOU put on skits for your family, your parents think you’re cute and show you “love” and “affection.” But when I do it, it’s all “what means this play?” and “u have to go to england for committing treason”
Truly underappreciated library resource: Kanopy!
It's a movie-and-tv streaming service that many libraries offer. If your library supports it, you can get a free account with your library card!
It works similarly to Hoopla, with monthly checkout limits, but the amount of movies and tv they have is astounding. They focus on indie movies and documentaries, but they have an impressive variety. A few days ago, some friends and I watched an experimental Afrofuturist queer surreal-cyberpunk musical movie just to try it, and it was a strange and fascinating experience that I wouldn't have gotten anywhere else. (Neptune Frost, by the way. It's interesting!)
Kanopy has animated movies like the French/North African The Rabbi's Cat (Le chat du rabbin), popular indies like The Secret of Kells, up to well-known ones like ParaNorman. It has popular quirky successes like Everything Everywhere All at Once, But I'm a Cheerleader, and Lady Bird, award-winning dramas like Moonlight, classic movies like The Graduate, Dial M for Murder, Roman Holiday, Rashomon, and Seven Samurai. It's got Charlie Chaplin. It's got some classic musicals, like Oklahoma! and Guys and Dolls. It's got classic horror like Suspiria, Nosferatu, and Night of the Living Dead, and a plethora of modern horror as well. It has cheesy old-timey sci-fi from the 50s and 60s, genuinely good classic sci-fi like The Boys from Brazil, cult classics like Donnie Darko, modern feel-good quirky sci-fi like Jules, and just, a WHOLE lot of super interesting creative modern indie sci-fi to browse. It has documentaries. It has quite a lot of PBS and BBC series. It has anime. It has all of Farscape for some reason. It has a really impressive collection of LGBTQ+ film from around the world.
See if your library offers Kanopy, and browse the genres you like - you are sure to find something fascinating that you had never heard of before!
My bestie sent me this and beg for fanart lol meet Hunter
Look, I'm disabled so I know how frustrating it can be when your body is just not up to the ritual you spent a lot of time planning and tweaking. Or perhaps you are simply a busy person who needs quick, easy workings you can fit into your day.
Here are some suggestions:
Color Magick (Color coordinating outfits is a fun way to do this)
Spell Bottles
Jewelry Enchantment/Charging
Breath Work
Candle Magick
Knot Magick (Try weaving a braided cord or bracelet to wear)
Sound Cleansing/healing
Sigils
Petitions
Manifestation Boxes
Verbal Incantations & Blessings
Affirmations
Anointing (Can be done with a perfume oil blessed by you)
10 minutes meditation
Simple Divination (Tarot/Oracle, Runes, Pendulum)
5 minutes of mindfulness (Take 5 minutes to breathe, think about where you are and appreciate any good happening)
Mending Magick (A little magick in each stitch)
Daily Glamour (To go along with any self-care or beauty ritual)
Daily Intention Setting
This is a ritual that serves to attract love.
You’ll need:
A pink satin ribbon
A pink candle
It is necessary to prepare one pink ribbon of satin so that it does not have a knot, which we will wrap around the candle of soft pink color.
Then the following is written on the paper:
"I am asking Venus, the goddess of love, to send me true love (say what virtues and characteristics a person should have)."
This paper is left next to the burning candle.
Before the candle burns out, take the pink ribbon and carry it in a wallet or purse.
⛤Isidora ⛤
Reposting this after adjusting a few things haha The old version was a bit too wide and I kinda want to emphasize how pointy she is
Apotropaic: Usually in the form of amulets, written charms; used to turn away an undesired force. Examples include the Gorgoneion, a holy scripture (such as the Bible, Quran, Havamal, the Bhagavad Gita or the Devi Gita), Iron or Iron-Based Items.
Decoy: Instead of the Malefic Force hitting the practitioner, it gets distracted with an item or representation. Like a poppet, piece of meat.
Spirit Trap: The Malefic Force is given a distraction that prevents it from hurting the practitioner. Can include a layered plant like onion. Some make use of grains of sand, salt or rice which supposedly forces the spirit to count it rather than enter the house.
Offering: An item that is desirable is placed outside the house, the spirit partakes of that rather than entering the home. Especially suited for the Deipnon.
Warding (Spatial): Items are placed around the space that set up a protective barrier. Can become an issue when filtering, make sure to set the intent that malefic is kept out and benefic is allowed in.
Guardians: Statues can be infused to keep watch, allowing good in and evil is warded off. Some animals are very lucky and can be used for magnetizing and pacifying (reducing negative qualities and instilling positive ones in the home)
Floor Washing: Particular herbs or items are noted for their protective qualities. Might not mix Fire Herbs with Water, but it also depends on the space. Martial Herbs might be preferred outside but not in the living space where relaxation and peace is sought. Most basic is basil or salt.
Door Guarding: An item is placed over the door to ward off evil forces, horseshoes, iron, signs with sacred scripture, chalking and so on. A plant can be kept by the front door.
Binding: More active form of pacifying, enemy or force is stopped and blocked by methods. Prevents movement and action being taken against the practitioner. Useful for spirits, a spirit may be bound to a tree or item to prevent it from doing harm until it is decided or mediated. Can be used to help with illnesses and fevers.
Bodily Warding: Amulets worn on the body, strengthens spiritual connection in some cases while preventing unwanted forces from interacting. Veiling is common. St. Cards, Spiritual Scriptures and others can be kept or recited over the self. Useful before rituals.
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Intended to soothe the mind and help the user recall information during finals/midterms
I made a small spell jar to carry around but this would also work with other containers (small tin, pouch, etc. - reuse things!)
Materials:
Container
Preferred method of cleansing (incense, sound, etc.)
Lavender
Salt (i used pink salt)
Yarrow
Elderflower
3 cloves
1 bay leaf
Amethyst
Quartz
Citrine
Pen/pencil/etc.
Purple, white, grey, or bronze wax to seal container
Step 1:
Cleanse your materials and place them either on your altar or study space
Step 2:
Create a sigil and write it on the bay leaf. You can derive sigils from words/phrases like "knowledge" "memory" "good grades" or really anything. Break the bay leaf into bits and set it aside.
Step 3:
Add herbs and crystals in this order:
Salt
Crushed bay leaf
Amethyst
Yarrow
Elderflower
Lavender
Citrine
Cloves
Step 4:
Close the container and seal it with wax. If the container is a pouch, make a little wax medallion by dripping it on a smooth surface such as a mirror.
Step 5:
Charge it by keeping it near you while you study. Cleanse with moonlight or blowing on it.
Good luck!